Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will temporarily close the stretch of I-240 from the I-40 / I-240 split to the I-240/ Route 385 split, the state agency said in a news release.

The red strip of road on the map will be closed the weekend of September 21-23, but Poplar Avenue will be open, TDOT said.(Photo11: Tennessee Department of Transportation)

This stretch of I-240 will be closed in both directions.

Poplar Avenue will be open. There will be no access to I-240 from Poplar Avenue.